Authors of the 20th Century
Immediately after the cease of the Second World War the public began to think that the world’s ground principles are simple and consistent . Both politics and social relations were depending on the ideas of advancement , good change , trust in the logical , understanding , advancement , and the potential to substantiate any activity from a logical viewpoint . Nevertheless , starting from the second half of the 60’s, the world began to degrade and now , 40 years later , we live in a new type of reality .
We without any problems notice all changes which are given us by new technology, but we barely are aware of the fact that there are certain concepts which the author has put behind those inventions . The essence of the expected adjustment was at first found by those people, who more often than not lived anteceding their time – writers and authors. Among the numerous authors whose works have served for entertainment , there have been several of them who have given the planet a new picture of the future . They have more effectively than others other people created and worded new thoughts and have ultimately molded a brand new intellectual and perceptual substantiation of the future. They have noted challenges in the mundane of our lives and have shed light onto a array of problems, which were dragging on without being noted . They have helped us to become aware of the new issues , and gave us new hope .
These were the authors who have shaped the vision of the entire generation, which has taken the blow of dramatic change; change, which was viewed as mayhem at the beginning of the 21 first century. They have made us focus our attention to the most problematic issues of the previous era ; those problems , which the people , having lived through the world wars and wild violence , was afraid to deal with . In the end they were formulating the the most topical issue “What will happen in the future”?
In this paper we will name some of the most prominent authors of the 20th century. They have all quite influenced literature of their epoch, have showed looks and difficulties which were relevant to their society and the period they existed in, and have made the audience meditate on the actual set of moral, having them understand that it is far from being flawless. One of the most fascinating aspects of their writing is that in mostly they have risen the person’s interest in books and written works. In this aspect one of the most exciting success stories is that of a famous writer John Cheever.
The achievement of Joan Rowling can be called special as she has become the first author in the world to make $1 billion by publishing fairytales. She is today spending a noticeable part of her money on charity, battling poverty and diseases. The plot of the book was invented while she was on the train from Manchester to London. When the publisher has first agreed to publish her book, she has awarded her 1500 pounds together with a friendly advice — to look for a permanent job. He was unaware of the fact that the young author would be able to make money of writing. Joann has showed the opposite - having created a number of exceptional fairytales, she has made the so-called non-reading people get back to reading.
This article is not able to name and more or less exactly list all authors who have provided their gift to the nowadays literature. They have been working and putting ideas directly into the thoughts of the people, and therefore were shaping the future. therefore, as we can see, these writers were not writing for entertainment only, but they were also playing a significant role in molding the culture and the views of a society of the 20th century.